Career Highlights:An actor, director and producer, Tim Matheson is best known for his portrayal of the preppy, smooth-talking “Otter” in the 1978 hit comedy “Animal House”...The phenomenal success of the film which also starred John Belushi, Donald Sutherland and Kevin Bacon, propelled his career into high gear where he went on to star in Steven Speilberg’s “1941,” “Dreamer,” “A Little Sex,” “To Be or Not To Be,” “Up the Creek,” “One For The Money,” “Fletch” with Chevy Chase and “Drop Dead Ted”...He also starred in numerous television series and films including “Tucker’s Witch,” “Obsessed With A Married Woman,” “Warm Hearts-Cold Feet,” “Blind Justice” and “The George Burns Comedy Special”…Matheson also did theatre appearing in Steve Tisch’s “Division Street,” Sam Shepard’s “True West,” and “Love Letters” with Shelly Long…Matheson made the decision to move behind the camera and produced his first feature film, the Rutger Hauer action/comedy “Blind Fury” in 1989…He also was the executive producer and starred in his own ABC series “Just In Time”…In addition to performing and producing, Matheson is an accomplished director making his debut with an episode of television’s “St. Elsewhere”…Recently, he has directed episodes of “Burn Notice,” “The Good Guys,” “Third Watch,” “Without a Trace,” “Ed,” “Numbers,” “Las Vegas” and “Cold Case,”…Matheson got his acting start at age 13, with Robert Young’s comedy “Window on Main Street” in 1961…He was the voice of the lead character in the popular cartoon program “Jonny Quest”...He played the role of the oldest son, Mike Beardsley, in the film “Yours, Mine and Ours,” which starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda…Other series work in his early career included NBC’s “The Virginia” western, “Bonanza,” “My Three Son,” and “Leave it to Beaver.”
Bruce McGill
Actor
Career Highlights: An accomplished film and television actor, Bruce McGill is best recognized for his portrayals of authority figures ranging from military personnel to lawmen to politicians….McGill can be seen this summer on the new TNT television series “Rizzoli & Isles,” playing Detective Vince Korsak...McGill made his film debut in “Citizen’s Band” in 1978…He broke into the national scene with his portrayal of “D Day” in National Lampoon’s “Animal House” in 1979, before switching to the smaller screen with the same character in the spin-off “Delta House”…He has acted in more than 50 movies including most recently in films such as “Fair Game,” “Law Abiding Citizen,” “Imagine That,”“Obsessed,” “From Mexico with Love,” “Recount,” and “W”…. Other film credits include “Vantage Point,” “Slow Burn,” “The Lookout,”“Cinderella Man,” “Elizabethtown,” “Collateral,” “Matchstick Men,” “Runaway Jury,” “Sum of All Fears,” “61,” “Ali,” “Shallow Hal,” “The Legend of Bagger Vance,” “Inside the Osmonds” and “Running Mates”…One of his best supporting roles was playing the charismatic and unflappable real-life CNN journalist Peter Arnett in the HBO Gulf War drama “Live From Baghdad”…McGill also has had numerous television credits including “CSI,” “Crime Story,” “Miami Vice,” “Semi-Tough,” “MacGyver,” “Live Shot” and “Quantum Leap”to name a few...A native of San Antonio, Texas, McGill graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in drama…He started playing golf in 1980 in an effort to spend more time with his father…His most memorable golf moment was the three-iron he hit off the beach in his role playing Walter Hagen in the film, “The Legend of Bagger Vance”…Another golf highlight was shooting a 73 in the 2002 American Century Championship and seeing his name at 2-under-par on the leader board.
Fred McGriff
Former MLB All-Star
Career Highlights: A power-hitting major league first baseman, Fred McGriff starred for several teams from the mid-1980s until the early 2000s…McGriff - a five-time All-Star - was nicknamed the “Crime Dog” by ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman and it stuck…McGriff finished his career only seven home runs away from joining the exclusive 500 home run club, despite never hitting more than 37 homers in a single season…Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1981 amateur draft, he played for seven teams in his 19-year MLB career:Toronto (1986-90), San Diego (1991-93), Atlanta (1993-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2001 & 2004), Chicago Cubs (2001-02), and Los Angeles (2003)…McGriff won a World Series with the Atlanta Braves in 1995, where he hit two home runs during the series…McGriff slugged 34 home runs his second year in the league in 1988, his first of seven consecutive seasons with more than 30 homers...He emerged as the top power hitter in the American League in 1989 with 36 home runs…McGriff’s power numbers remained steady in 1990 as he batted .3000 and established himself as a consistent producer...While with the Padres in San Diego, he led the National League in home runs in 1992…Traded to Atlanta in 1993, he finished that season with a career-high 37 home runs and fourth place in the NL MVP voting…McGriff won the All-Star Game MVP Award in 1994…McGriff ended his career having 10 seasons with at least 30 home runs.
Jim McMahon
Former NFL All-Pro Quarterback
Career Highlights:Jim McMahon is recognized as one of the grittiest quarterbacks of all time, having led the Chicago Bears offense for the first eight seasons of his NFL career from 1982 to 1989…In 1985 McMahon came back from a season-ending injury the year before and led the Bears to a 46-10 victory over the New England Patriots in the 1986 Super Bowl…McMahon, who was also known for the variety of headbands and sunglasses he wore, was named to the Pro Bowl that season...McMahon also spent time during his 15-year NFL career with San Diego, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Arizona and then earned a second Super Bowl ring with the 1996 Green Bay Packers…He finished his career in 1996 having played 120 regular season games and completing 1,492 passes for 18,148 total yards including 100 touchdown passes…He was voted United Press International’s NFC Conference Rookie of the Year in 1982…Selected as a consensus All-American at Brigham Young University, McMahon led the nation in passing in 1980 and 1981 and was the first player to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season…He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998….Since retiring from football in 1997, McMahon has worked as a restaurant owner and motivational speaker…He recently became a part-owner of the Indoor Football League’s Chicago Slaughter…He has also spent time in Iraq with the USO to visit American troops…McMahon is one of only five players to have played in all 22 Celebrity Golf Championships at Edgewood Tahoe (1990 – 2010).